Limburger — 1870, short for Limburger cheese (1817), from Limburg, province in northeast Belgium, where the cheese is made. Some frauds a few years ago started a Limburger cheese factory down in Keyport, New Jersey, but the imposition was soon exposed. A man … Etymology dictionary

Limburger — Limburg cheese Lim burg cheese, Limburger Lim burg*er, n., Limburger cheese Lim burg*er cheese . A soft cheese made in the Belgian province of Limburg (Limbourg), and usually not eaten until the curing has developed a peculiar and, to most people … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English